Hoyt Axton
March 25, 1938 (86 years old) in Duncan, Oklahoma, USA
Hoyt Wayne Axton (March 25, 1938 – October 26, 1999) was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor. He became prominent in the early 1960s, establishing himself on the West Coast as a folk singer with an earthy style and powerful voice. Among his best-known songs are "Joy to the World", "The Pusher", "No No Song", "Greenback Dollar", "Della and the Dealer", and "Never Been to Spain".
Known For
Credits
- 2014 · Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins as (archive footage)
- 1999 · King Cobra as Mayor Ed Biddle
- 1995 · Number One Fan as Joe Halsey
- 1995 · Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long as Huey P. Long, Sr.
- 1994 · Season of Change as Big Upton
- 1993 · Doorways as Jake Mitchell
- 1993 · Harley-Davidson: The American Motorcycle as Narrator
- 1992 · Harmony Cats as Bill Stratton
- 1992 · Space Case as Charlie
- 1990 · Dorf Goes Auto Racing as Self
- 1990 · The Civil War as Various
- 1990 · Buried Alive as Sheriff Sam Eberly
- 1989 · We're No Angels as Father Levesque
- 1989 · Disorganized Crime as Sheriff Henault
- 1988 · Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge as Sheriff Ben Tree
- 1988 · Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge as Sheriff
- 1988 · Dixie Lanes as Clarence Laidlaw
- 1987 · Christmas Comes to Willow Creek as Al Bensinger
- 1987 · Retribution as Lt. Ashley
- 1987 · Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story as Charlie Hartford
- 1986 · Act of Vengeance as Silous Huddleston
- 1986 · Dallas: The Early Years as Aaron Southworth
- 1985 · Growing Pains as Claver Jackson
- 1985 · The Steel Collar Man as Red
- 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Sheriff Tate
- 1984 · Cover Up as
- 1984 · Gremlins as Randall Peltzer
- 1984 · Goldilocks and the Three Bears as Forest Ranger
- 1984 · Domestic Life as
- 1984 · Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin' as Self
- 1983 · Deadline Auto Theft as Captain Gibbs
- 1983 · The Rousters as Jack Slade
- 1983 · Reading Rainbow as Himself - Narrator (voice)
- 1983 · Heart Like a Wheel as Jack Roque
- 1983 · The Black Stallion Returns as Narrator (voice)
- 1983 · Cocaine Blues as Narrator
- 1982 · Faerie Tale Theatre as Forest Ranger
- 1982 · Endangered Species as Ben Morgan
- 1982 · The Junkman as Himself / Cap. Gibbs / Rev. Jim Beam (voice)
- 1982 · Liar's Moon as Cecil Duncan
- 1980 · Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters as Self
- 1980 · Cloud Dancer as Brad's Mechanic
- 1979 · Skinflint: A Country Christmas Carol as Cyrus Flint
- 1979 · The Black Stallion as Alec's Father
- 1978 · Flying High as
- 1978 · WKRP in Cincinnati as T.J. Watson
- 1976 · The Bionic Woman as
- 1973 · Rock Concert as Self
- 1972 · The Midnight Special as Self
- 1970 · McCloud as
- 1966 · Smoky as Fred Denton
- 1965 · I Dream of Jeannie as Bull
- 1962 · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- Future · Doorways as Jake